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Samurai suck...

10 years of writing naruto, loads of them having ninjas explain the world naruto is living in, ninjas, techniques, the great countries blah blah.

And now all of a sudden we have these guys who ninja FEAR???

Is it just me or is it just really random and shit??

Its like reading Harry potter and some goblin comes along and kicks voldemort in the nads and kills him.

Or reading riftwar sage and suddenly a random race comes along who can stop "the enemy" in one easy swoop.

Or reading lord of the rings and having charlie the unicorn beat sauroman.

I dont mind having new characters introduced, but it seems really gay that we have been reading naruto for 10 years now and suddenly an entire race who the ninja fear (meaning theyre probably more powerful) has randomly turned up.

Re: Samurai suck...

actually the samurai have always historically, been feared by ninja because of how much stronger they were. as for in the naruto world its hard to say but if that country has been able to remain neutral through the multiple ninja wars then the samurai must be insanely strong

Re: Samurai suck...

Originally Posted by Ragnaroc

actually the samurai have always historically, been feared by ninja because of how much stronger they were. as for in the naruto world its hard to say but if that country has been able to remain neutral through the multiple ninja wars then the samurai must be insanely strong

i agree a kage stted thy r ppower ful sooo
Samurai (侍) are the guardians of the Land of Iron. Not much is known about them except that they are very strong according to the current Tsuchikage, Ōnoki.

All of the samurai shown thus far have been seen wearing heavy plate-armor akin to traditional samurai. They also wear helmets with face masks. Like real samurai, they are armed with katana. However, the number of blades worn by a single warrior is unusual, going as high as four. It is currently unknown how they individually utilize such an abnormal number of swords.
Known Samurai

Mifune: General

Madara Uchiha, Hashirama Senju, and Tobirama Senju wore samurai like armor in the past, despite being ninja.
Despite being samurai, the warriors shown have worn their swords edge-down (like shinobi) instead of edge-up, as was customary for real Samurai.
Earlier in the series, Gato had two Samurai bodyguards, Zori and Waraji, in his employ. Whether they were originally from the Land of Iron, or were taught by another organization, is debatable.
The helmets of the other two samurai are similar to the real world Stahlhelm helmets worn by German forces during WWI and WWII.
According to the Tsuchikage, no shinobi would attempt to challenge the military of the Land of Iron.

Re: Samurai suck...

In our history, Samurai were for a long time the upper military class of Japan. They were frequently corrupt, and enforced laws onto the peasants that were frequently unfair. They obeyed a strict code of honor (Bushido). It stressed frugality, loyalty, and honor. It was a combination of the violence of samurai existence, and of Confucianism and Buddhism. I'm a fan of it. ^^

Ninja were basically normal people who exploited the weaknesses of the samurai. They were peasants who decided to take a stand against the samurai. They used guerilla warfare to catch the samurai off guard. They used dirty tactics like throwing sand in samurai's eyes to exploit the concept of honor and bushido. If they couldn't win a battle outright, they'd wait for their enemy to fall asleep, and then sneak up on them and kill them in their sleep.

Just a little history lesson. xD

Anyway, I REALLY like the addition of samurai. It adds a whole spin to the Naruto world, and I'd be interested in possibly a Manga from Kishi that's based in the country of the samurai.

Re: Samurai suck...

Even Sasuke asked his team to look for the least gaurded entrance...
Also the Tsuchikage said they are feared by all ninja's,
HMMM... i wonder why ?

Reference: Naruto Manga.

P.S: We all know, with a 100 percent certainty that Sasuke is going to win IF he gets into a fight with the samurai because he is the reason why Naruto continues his journey ... So we know if they fight he will win, but what we DONT know is if they will even fight at all.